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December Events at Princeton Center for Yoga & Health
Princeton Center for Yoga & Health?
Orchard Hill Center
88 Orchard Road, Suite 6, Skillman, NJ 08558?
609-924-7294
Special Holiday Events
Sound Journey into the New Year 2016 with Lois Harrison
Thursday, December 31, 9:00 pm – 12:00 am $55 /$45 if registered by 12/15/2015
In the beginning there was sound ...The gongs are the primordial sound of creation. They have the ability to dematerialize space, time and matter. This releases old patterns of beliefs and negativity. As we begin the new year of 2016, the gongs help us to let go of the old and move forward entrained to the vibration of the golden mean so we may enter the New Year living from our hearts. Come join us this New Year's Eve tradition at Princeton Yoga to journey into your heart through immersion in sacred sound. We begin with guided meditation to let go of the old, then lay down for a journey into the vibrations of the gongs, Native American flutes, Himalayan singing bowls, percussion and other world instruments. We end with a guided meditation to enter 2016 filled with unconditional love and living from our heart space. Afterwards there will be a sharing of conversation, food and joy! Please bring a pot luck vegetarian appetizer or dessert to share. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Music/Concerts
David Brahinsky & Friends in Concert: Bernie Sanders Benefit
Saturday, December 12, 8:00 pm. $15
Join David Brahinsky and Friends in a benefit for the Bernie Sanders campaign for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. The band includes David Brahinsky (guitar, vocals), Guy DeRosa (harmonicas), Phil MacAuliffe (bass), Noemi Bolton (banjo-uke, mandolin-uke, vocals), Nancy Hamilton (vocals), Pat Monteleone (uke, vocals). We will perform songs that inspire (in the way that Bernie inspires), songs that critique (in the way that Bernie critiques) and songs that cry out for rational, intelligent, passionate progressive change in the way homo sapiens, especially those living in the U.S.A. today, behaves on this blue planet of ours. Please come and join us in supporting and celebrating the values that this Senator from Vermont stands for. All proceeds to go to the campaign. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Participatory – Dance
Dance Improv Live! with Catherine Judd and live musicians
Fridays, December 4 (and first Friday each month), 8:00 – 10:00 pm $18/$12 first timers
Drag in Friday evening, bounce out Friday night! Princeton's Dance Improv, Live! is a lightly structured evening of self-expression through movement and live music. It's meditation, exercise, and healing all rolled into one joyous evening! Beginners welcome---come share your energy and get hooked on the event that has connected people from New York to Philly for 31 years. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
5Rhythms – Dance/Movement Meditation with Rebekah Zhuraw
Fridays, December 11, January 8 (Second Friday each month) 7:30 – 9:30 pm $25/$20 first timers.
5Rhythms is a dynamic movement practice rooted in personal growth, transformational experiences, and community. 5Rhythms transcends dance—movement is the medicine, the meditation, and the metaphor. When we put our bodies into motion we become waves of infinite possibility, forming and reforming ourselves in every moment. Together we peel back layers, lay our masks down, and dance until we disappear. The 5Rhythms were developed by Gabrielle Roth through her lifetime study in dance, theater, and the healing arts to release the dancer in us all, regardless of age, shape, size, limitations or experience. We dance in bare feet or indoor shoes only. Wear comfortable clothing & bring water. No fragrances please! Suited for people of all ages, sizes, and ability. Come move with us! . Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
FREE or By Donation and Charitable
Princeton Yoga Community Classes by Donation
Weekdays, Monday - Friday 4:30 – 5:45 pm, By Donation
Our Community Classes are open to all students. Any donation from the heart is welcome. Come, enjoy, and spread the word! Our Community Classes provide an opportunity for everyone in the community to experience yoga. It is our hope to make yoga classes available to those who are out of work or in the military, and our local teachers and students. August donations go to Montgomery Friends of Open Space. All contributions are donated to a specific local charity selected each month or for our special needs programming. Princeton Yoga has collected over $15,000. since 2011 and proceeds were donated to organizations such as One Simple Wish, Montgomery Friends of Open Space, The Rock Brook School, Stretch for the Cure Cancer Research, Womanspace, Children's Home Society, Montgomery Township Food Pantry, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Mercer County, Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, The Anchor House, Habitat for Humanity, The Crisis Ministry, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Mill Hill Child Development Center, Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad, TASK, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Carrier Clinic. We are proud to have been the first yoga studio in our area to initiate these donation based classes where proceeds are donated solely towards a charity each month. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Free Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) & The Mindful Way Through Depression and Anxiety (MBCT) with Robin Boudette and Deborah Metzger
Wednesday December 16 or January 13 7:15 – 8:45 pm FREE
Learn new strategies to release stresses of the season and a new sense of calm. Learn about this innovative and effective program, meet the program leaders. Bring your questions. The session ends with a short meditation. Based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the program's structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives. MBSR/MBCT provide training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness and coping with anxiety and depression in new ways that can promote growth and healing. People who have participated in MBSR have found relief from a range of physiological and stress-related conditions. NOTE: Participation in this introductory session is not required for participation in the program and is not part of the 8 week program. 8 weeks MBCT: Wednesdays, January 27 – March 16, 2016. MBSR – May 4- June 22. $597/$497 pre-paid by 12/186 $547 pre-paid by 1/13. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Nurture Your Body & Soul – One Chakra at a Time with Cristina Rachella
Saturday, December 19, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm By Donation in support of TASK
Balance your chakras establishing a mindful relationship with food. Learn the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet with Cristina Racchella, yoga teacher, biologist and founder/owner of CriCooking.com as she share her passion for yoga, healthy food and creative Italian recipes. All this put together for an inspiring workshop to learn how to balance the chakras with food to bring joy and health to your physical body and to your soul.
No yoga experience is necessary, so bring your friends to share the joy and gratitude of the holiday season. Please register with PCYH and inform us of any allergies. Donations will support the TASK (Trenton Area Soup Kitchen) for all their holiday efforts. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Introduction to Insight Meditation with James Pritchett and Martha Elliot
Saturdays, December 19, January 23 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM FREE - donations Welcome
Whether you are curious about meditation as a way to deal with stress and calm your mind, or you are a long term meditator who wants some fine tuning, we invite you to explore Insight Meditation, known in Asia as Vipassana. At the heart of Insight Meditation is the practice of mindfulness – a process that cultivates a clear, non-judgmental awareness of our thoughts, and actions. You will get the opportunity for periods of sitting and walking meditation and time for questions. Open to beginners and experienced meditators. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Events By Date
Mindfulness in Motion with Fran Swart
Saturday, December 12 (second Saturday each month) 1:30 – 3:30 pm $27 at door and $22 pre-registered
Does sitting quietly to meditate seem like an obstacle, blocking your path to the benefits of mindfulness meditation? If so, moving mindfully offers another way to develop a regular mindfulness practice and access the benefits, which include: reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, improving eating habits, sleeping better, and reducing pain. Learn new skills to bring simple, mindful practices to your day-to-day activities, and begin to feel less anxious and worried, and more energetic and vibrant. Use therapeutic movement, stillness and breath to feel and sharpen awareness of all your senses. This heightened awareness will guide you in choosing what supports and nourishes you. You will feel prepared by the end of the workshop to meditate in stillness in a comfortable position of your choosing, whether lying down, or sitting on the floor or in a chair. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Healthy Holiday Happy Hour with Lauren Swanekamp
Friday, December 18, 7 – 8:30 pm $27
Remember when winter was all about snow days, hot cocoa and holidays?When did it become about snow tires, heating bills and seasonal depression? If you suffer through winter or simply want some tips on how to enjoy it more, than join certified health coach Lauren Swanekamp for an evening of health and wellness tips, recipes, and samples that can freshen your holiday spirit and help you ease into this restorative time of year feeling happy, healthy, and radiant! Please wear comfortable clothing for some gentle yoga poses. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Free Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) & The Mindful Way Through Depression and Anxiety (MBCT) with Robin Boudette and Deborah Metzger
Wednesday December 16 or January 13 7:15 – 8:45 pm FREE
Learn new strategies to release stresses of the season and a new sense of calm. Learn about this innovative and effective program, meet the program leaders. Bring your questions. The session ends with a short meditation. Based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the program's structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives. MBSR provides training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness in new ways that can promote growth and healing. People who have participated in MBSR have found relief from a range of physiological and stress-related conditions. NOTE: Participation in this introductory session is not required for participation in the program and is not part of the 8 week program. Fall 2015 Program: 8 weeks MBSR: Wednesdays, January 27 – March 16, 2016 (skipping 11/25). $597/$497 pre-paid by 12/186 $547 pre-paid by 1/13. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety & Depression (MBCT)
with Robin Boudette, Ph.D & Deborah Metzger, MSW, E-RYT500
Wednesdays, 7:15 – 9:15 pm. January 27 – March 16 $597/$497 if paid by 12/16, $547 if paid by January 13
Join this experienced team – Robin Boudette, and Deborah Metzger, for this well researched and time proven life affirming, transformational program. Based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the program's structured educational approach offers mindfulness meditation and gentle yoga as the core of its program to guide people to take better care of themselves and to live healthier and more adaptive lives. People who have participated in MBSR have found help with a range of physiological and stress-related conditions including chronic pain, IBS, migraine headaches, high blood pressure, cancer, sleep disorders, anxiety and depression. MBSR provides training in meditation, mindful-yoga, and relaxation to mobilize your mind/body resources to work with stress, pain, and illness in new ways that can promote growth and healing.The program includes eight 2 hour sessions, a one day retreat, a workbook, and practice CDs. Its success requires a strong commitment to daily practice. October 2014 and May 2015 programs filled with wait list! Free Intro December 16, January 13, March 23, April 13. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Specialty Classes – selected new or specialty classes.
NEW! $5 Lunchtime Yoga
Monday - Friday 12:00 – 1:00 pm $5 cash at the door
A variety of yoga experiences each weekday from gentle to mixed level Hatha yoga to vinyasa flow. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
NEW! Restorative Yoga
Tuesdays, 6:00 pm 12 classes for $159/drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
A deeply relaxing practice that incorporates restorative yoga postures and Yoga Nidra - conscious deep relaxation. Classes begin with gentle movement, preparing the body to settle into a place of stillness. Restorative postures are held for longer periods of time with the support of props (bolsters, blankets, blocks), allowing the muscles to relax deeply with no effort. This class is designed to release tension, soothe the nervous system, and leave you feeling well rested and renewed. Highly effective for relieving chronic stress, anxiety, insomnia, and generalized fatigue. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
NEW! $5 Mixed Level Hatha Yoga
Thursdays, 8:15- 9:30 am $5 cash at the door.
Hatha yoga aims to achieve balance from within using breath, movement and mindfulness. Based on asanas or physical poses, this traditional form of yoga helps balance mind, body, and spirit. The class ends with Savasana, personal time for deep relaxation. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Gentle Yoga
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 10:30 am, Tuesday, 7:30 pm
12 classes for $159//24 classes for $288 drop-ins $18. Seniors and Students: $15
Experience balance and harmony through a slow and mindful practice designed to release tension, reduce stress, and promote relaxation. Emphasis on self-awareness, breath, and honoring the body. This class is appropriate for beginners and students with limitations, as well as experienced practitioners who enjoy a mindful and relaxing practice. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Hot Yoga
Wednesdays, 7:30 pm, Saturdays
12 classes for $159//24 classes for $288 drop-ins $18. Seniors and Students: $15
Twenty-six sequenced postures practiced in a heated room (105 degrees F). Work deep into your muscles, tendons and ligaments - change your body from the inside out. Increases flexibility, improves circulation and reduces stress. The class is designed for all levels and modifications are offered to make each pose accessible to most people. Bring water, a towel, and a mat. Plan to sweat! Detoxifying, healing and energizing. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Pre-Postnatal Yoga
Thursdays, 6:00 – 7:15 pm. 5 weeks: $65
Drops-ins welcome, space permitting $17 Check for future dates as well
This class is designed to help mothers-to-be prepare body, mind and spirit for birth, and motherhood. Become part of a supportive community of mothers-to-be, as you connect with your baby, and learn techniques that will help you relax, conserve energy, improve your mental focus, maintain strength and flexibility, and make your delivery more comfortable. Muscles and joints that are affected by pregnancy receive special attention in order to help maintain tone, help your delivery, and help you recover more quickly from your birth experience. This class is suitable for women during any stage of pregnancy and in the early postpartum period. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com, pcyh@mindspring.com
Yoga for Stress Reduction
Sundays, 10:30 am 12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
Using gentle Yoga poses (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation, this class will focus on relieving and reducing stress and creating a more peaceful state of mind. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294.princetonyoga@mindspring.com.
Yin Yoga
Fridays, 5:45 pm, 12 classes for $159/24 classes/$288 drop-ins $17
Yin yoga is a relaxing form of our yoga practice that encourages us to be open to stillness. As a complement to invigorating, weight-bearing styles of yoga (such as vinyasa yoga), yin yoga poses are passive, static stretches that work deep into the body's connective tissue to release stress and increase mobility and flexibility. Enjoy an extended Savasana with chanting at the end of the practice. There is a focus on the breath, being present in the moment, relieving tension and letting go. Yin yoga is a quiet practice suitable for students of all levels of experience. A perfect complement for vinyasa flow and other challenging practices. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294. princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Yoga for Beginners
Thursdays, 7:45 pm
12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
We are all beginners! This class is suitable for both beginners and for those with some experience and will include basic breathing exercises (pranayama), foundational poses, sun salutations, and deep relaxation. You will be guided to use a non-aggressive approach and moderate pace and avoid injury. This is your chance to glean and discover the fruits of yoga: vigor and vitality, balance, peace, a sense of well-being, and joy. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294.princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
Yoga for Healthy Aging
Sundays, 6:15 – 7:45 pm
12 classes for $159/24 classes for $288 drop-ins $17. Seniors and Students: $15
A class for students of all ages with a particular focus on midlife and beyond. The practice incorporates an overall lifestyle approach to yoga based on the Prime of Life Yoga program developed by Larry Payne. Through the use of yoga postures, breathing practices and meditation, the practice is adapted to meet the individual needs of the student. This is a multi-level yoga class designed to help students with their life off of the mat as well; every day movement, the challenges of common aches and pains, stress relief and cultivating overall peace of mind. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, NJ 08558. 609-924-7294.princetonyoga@mindspring.com,
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